Pres. Duterte To Look for Fund To Pay for PhilHealth Bill To Red Cross DUTERTE – Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte broke his silence on the payment issue between PhilHealth and the Philippine Red Cross. Recently, the Philippine Red Cross stopped processing the swab test specimens of the overseas Filipino workers, the COVID-19 frontliners, and […]

Sen. Gordon Wants PhilHealth Probe for Not Paying to Red Cross for COVID-19 Swab Test GORDON – Senator Richard Gordon pushed for investigation of PhilHealth over its non-payment to the Philippine Red Cross. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or more commonly called as PhilHealth is currently surrounded by corruption issues. A former PhilHealth official claimed […]

COA Uncovers P900M PhilHealth Overpayments In 2019 PHILHEALTH ISSUE – The Commission on Audit (COA) recently uncovered more than P900M worth of “overpayments” from PhilHealth in 2019. The issues surrounding the state-run insurance firms seem to be a gift that keeps on giving. Following the numerous alleged anomalies within the company, COA auditors have noted […]

PhilHealth to Shoulder Swab Test Expenses for Senior Citizens & Individuals Prone to COVID-19 PhilHealth announced that senior citizens and individuals who were prone to the coronavirus disease can get free swab tests. On Wednesday (September 30, 2020), the Philippine Health Insurance Corp said that the agency would shoulder the expenses of swab tests for […]

Pres. Duterte OKs Filing of Charges Against PhilHealth Officials Including Ricardo Morales DUTERTE – Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved the filing of charges against former PhilHealth Chief Ricardo Morales and several other officials. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or more commonly called as PhilHealth was hooked by corruption issues this 2020. It was after […]

Former PhilHealth Official Discloses’Fake Receipts’ Issued To OFWs PHILHEALTH – A former PhilHealth official recently revealed that there is a syndicate that took advantage of OFWs’ premium contributions. Ken Sarmiento, a former senior auditing system analyst of the agency, said in his expose during the House committee that he discovered the modus operandi of the […]

Duterte Allies Suggest Giving President Emergency Powers To Fix PhilHealth EMERGENCY POWERS – Allies of President Rodrigo Duterte in the House of Representatives highly suggest giving the President emergency powers to fix the issues within PhilHealth. Recently, PhilHealth has been on the hot seat after several officials reveal alleged anomalies within the state-run health insurance […]

Pangilinan Says PhilHealth Needs Leader W/ Public Health Experience PHILHEALTH – Senator Francis “Kiko” Panglinan said Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) needs a leader with public health experience. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) former chief Ricardo Morales resigned for health reasons amid 3 separate investigations into allegations of mismanagement and corruption. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte […]

PH Senator Manny Pacquiao expressed sadness over alleged corruption within PhilHealth. MANNY PACQUIAO – Boxing legend and senator Manny Pacquiao has this statement over the alleged corruption happening in PhilHealth. Former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Dante Gierran is the chief of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte. This is after […]

These senators react to PhilHealth Chief Gierran appointment. PHILHEALTH CHIEF – Former NBI Director Dante Gierran is the new PhilHealth chief and senators have these statements about this. Dante Gierran is a former director of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) who’s just recently appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as the new chief of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. This […]